Question

Excerpted from "The Children's Hour"

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


Do you think, o blue-eyed banditti,

Because you have scaled the wall,

Such an old mustache as I am

Is not a match for you all!


Which word describes the poet's feelings in these lines from "The Children's Hour"?

A. amused

B. feeble

C. competitive

D. exasperated

Answer 1

Answer:

C. competitive

Explanation:

The word that describe the poet's feelings in the excerpt lines from "The Children's Hour" is a competitive feeling, the poet is challenging the bue-eyed bandittis that because they scaled the wall does not mean they are of a match to him, even at his old mustache age.